In our <a href="http://inhabitat.com/egregious-packaging-hall-of-shame-electronics-packaging/">prepackaged</a> society, where everything is individually wrapped for freshness, garbage is more than a given. Indeed, we produce an <a href="http://www.cleanair.org/Waste/wasteFacts.html/">inordinate amount</a> of trash every year, but a lot of that comes from discarding household items that could easily be transformed into something else with a little care and creativity. Hit the jump for some <a href="http://inhabitat.com/yuken-teruya-transforms-a-mcdonalds-bag-into-a-delicate-tree/">eco-inspiration</a>!...<br><br><a href='http://inhabitat.com/design-ideas-for-tossable-items-ways-you-can-transform-your-trash-into-new-treasures/'>READ ARTICLE</a>

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recycled packaging

In our <a href="http://inhabitat.com/egregious-packaging-hall-of-shame-electronics-packaging/">prepackaged</a> society, where everything is individually wrapped for freshness, garbage is more than a given. Indeed, we produce an <a href="http://www.cleanair.org/Waste/wasteFacts.html/">inordinate amount</a> of trash every year, but a lot of that comes from discarding household items that could easily be transformed into something else with a little care and creativity. Hit the jump for some <a href="http://inhabitat.com/yuken-teruya-transforms-a-mcdonalds-bag-into-a-delicate-tree/">eco-inspiration</a>!...<br><br><a href='http://inhabitat.com/design-ideas-for-tossable-items-ways-you-can-transform-your-trash-into-new-treasures/'>READ ARTICLE</a>

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tin can lanterns

In our <a href="http://inhabitat.com/egregious-packaging-hall-of-shame-electronics-packaging/">prepackaged</a> society, where everything is individually wrapped for freshness, garbage is more than a given. Indeed, we produce an <a href="http://www.cleanair.org/Waste/wasteFacts.html/">inordinate amount</a> of trash every year, but a lot of that comes from discarding household items that could easily be transformed into something else with a little care and creativity. Hit the jump for some <a href="http://inhabitat.com/yuken-teruya-transforms-a-mcdonalds-bag-into-a-delicate-tree/">eco-inspiration</a>!...<br><br><a href='http://inhabitat.com/design-ideas-for-tossable-items-ways-you-can-transform-your-trash-into-new-treasures/'>READ ARTICLE</a>

Plastic bottles reduced to thin strands, and then crocheted together to form a beautiful decorative piece

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Trash can made out of recycled plastic bottles

Plastic bottles are stacked and formed together around a frame to make use of a growing waste problem around the world.

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Edward Chew, lamp shade made from disposable tetra drink packets

In our prepackaged society, where everything is individually wrapped for freshness, garbage is more than a given. Indeed, we produce an inordinate amount of trash every year, but a lot of that comes from discarding household items that could easily be transformed into something else with a little care and creativity. Hit the jump for some eco-inspiration!...